ProfileMaria Heredia’s work focuses on supporting innovative and effective educational opportunities for students and teachers. She has been actively involved with charter schools and education nonprofits in California for twenty years. She works with High Tech High in the dual role of Chief Operations Officer and General Counsel focusing on school operations and policy. Previously Maria served as Senior Vice President of Legal Advocacy and General Counsel to the California Charter Schools Association. At CCSA, Maria worked to expand advocacy efforts on behalf of California charter schools, while leading an action that significantly increased the facilities available to children attending charter schools in Los Angeles. Prior to that she worked in private practice. Maria has enjoyed teaching graduate level classes in education law and policy and volunteering with local nonprofits. She is a graduate of Stanford Law School where she focused on the Lawyering for Social Change curriculum, and Harvard University where she earned an A.B. in American History and Literature.